Letters | New exhibitions
New exhibitions
Editor,
March is a wonderful time to reconnect with the Colorado Plateau, and I invite you to visit the museum to experience two of our latest exhibitions.
Call of the Colorado Plateau summons us to slow down and engage all our senses through art, sound and scent. The exhibit shares the stories of writers, artists and explorers who have been shaped by this expansive, remarkable landscape and ultimately invites us back outdoors to see the land not as a backdrop, but as a living presence.
Our new Katsintithu – Katsina Dolls exhibition centers on a tradition unique to Hopi culture. It explores the role of katsina dolls in the lives of Hopi girls and how the dolls became a highly regarded art form. With themes and dolls rotating every six months, each visit offers something new to discover.
Going back in time, we are excited to debut a cast skeleton of Scutellosaurus, one of the earliest known armored dinosaurs. This small plant-eating dinosaur lived about 190 million years ago. Created from holotype fossils in our own collection, you’ll find the Scutellosaurus model in the Geology Gallery alongside our cast of Dilophosaurus, another Early Jurassic dinosaur found in northern Arizona.
March programs at the museum promise even more opportunities to engage. Our spring break activities invite kids of all ages for hands-on learning and fun. And our annual MNA Research Showcase is sure to enlighten with presentations on current research across the Colorado Plateau – from botany and archaeology to art and culture.
I hope you’ll join us this month for a memorable museum experience.
Mary Kershaw
Executive director and CEO, Museum of Northern Arizona
Flagstaff, Ariz.
Get instant access to this story by purchasing one of our many e-edition subscriptions HERE at our Navajo Times Store.
Highway 264,
I-40, WB @ Winslow